I think I am officially a pro at traveling...
I am sitting in Dallas right now installing and certifying yet another video conferencing system. This installation has gone fairly well and has been fun to work on.
Tiffany also came to Dallas with me for the week. She has been learning the DART system well and has been able to get around and see some of Dallas.
It seems odd to me, but it is presently snowing here. I though Texas was supposed to be warm? Of course, I am not surprised now, especially knowing the fact that Phoenix, AZ had ice last week... Wow....
Flying to Dallas, I was able to experience something new, I flew direct from Richmond to DFW. That was my first time on a direct flight! It was nice to not have a connection.
My rental car has the NeverLost system in it.... Guess what? It got me lost... Not once, but twice so far. Normally, I print of directions to everything and have lots of maps, but it has been nice telling my GPS what to do and where to go. The voice is a little annoying at times... We call her "Betty."
Well, it is time for some lunch now and I am hungry!
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Sunday, January 07, 2007
Out of BETA?!
Wow... This is new.. Google has moved Blogger out of BETA. Google likes to cook its beta projects for a long time (An excellent idea I might add). I decided to upgrade this particular blog to see how smooth the process was and I must say I am very happy!
The biggest improvement is the flexibility of the templates (A needed improvement).
Thanks Google!!
The biggest improvement is the flexibility of the templates (A needed improvement).
Thanks Google!!
Ahhh... Flying Again
The past couple months have been busy... Ok. No realy surprise there, so I am not going to belabor that point.
At the end of December, Tiffany and I flew to Arizona for Christmas. We had a great time visiting family and relaxing for a while. I few back earlier than Tiff since I was out of vacation time. Tiff was able to stay for a few extra days.
Arizona was actually on the cool side while we were there. In fact, it was warmer back home than it was in Phoenix... Go figure.
Speaking of warm.. Yesterday, January 6, 2007 it almost hit 80 degrees in RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.... That's right.. Our little old Richmond was gorgeous. We took advantage of the day and walked on the flood wall. BTW, the flood wall is a must see in Richmond. I cannot believe we have missed it all of these years.
Right now, I am sitting in the Richmond airport. I am flying to San Fransisco today for business. It's nice to fly when the tab is on somebody else! This increased travel comes with the increasing responsibility I am coming into at work. Everyday is a different day and I am loving it. I have learned so much over the past year and I am glad that it is paying off.
At the end of December, Tiffany and I flew to Arizona for Christmas. We had a great time visiting family and relaxing for a while. I few back earlier than Tiff since I was out of vacation time. Tiff was able to stay for a few extra days.
Arizona was actually on the cool side while we were there. In fact, it was warmer back home than it was in Phoenix... Go figure.
Speaking of warm.. Yesterday, January 6, 2007 it almost hit 80 degrees in RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.... That's right.. Our little old Richmond was gorgeous. We took advantage of the day and walked on the flood wall. BTW, the flood wall is a must see in Richmond. I cannot believe we have missed it all of these years.
Right now, I am sitting in the Richmond airport. I am flying to San Fransisco today for business. It's nice to fly when the tab is on somebody else! This increased travel comes with the increasing responsibility I am coming into at work. Everyday is a different day and I am loving it. I have learned so much over the past year and I am glad that it is paying off.
Friday, December 15, 2006
Not so fun...
Tiffany was involved in a 3 car accident a few days ago. The person in front of her stopped on the interstate. As a result, Tiff rear ended the car and in turn was rear ended by a car behind her. Tiffany walked away from the accident with some bruises and soreness, but she was ok otherwise. The car, on the other hand, will not survive (It looks pretty bad).
It was very scary when I received the call from her. She had just dropped me off at work and I rushed to the scene with a guy from work. It was terrible getting through the traffic to get to my wife. I felt desperate and helpless. When I got to the scene, I rushed up to Tiff and held her close...
It is times like these that remind me what is important in life.... But I should not wait for times like these. It is scary to think about the accident and see the scene in my head. It is scary to think about what could have happened. The fact remains though- God is in control! He has a reason for this accident. He has a reason for totaling the car that we just bought... The questions should not be, "Why did you do this God?" Instead, the question should be, "How can we use this to glorify God?"
It was very scary when I received the call from her. She had just dropped me off at work and I rushed to the scene with a guy from work. It was terrible getting through the traffic to get to my wife. I felt desperate and helpless. When I got to the scene, I rushed up to Tiff and held her close...
It is times like these that remind me what is important in life.... But I should not wait for times like these. It is scary to think about the accident and see the scene in my head. It is scary to think about what could have happened. The fact remains though- God is in control! He has a reason for this accident. He has a reason for totaling the car that we just bought... The questions should not be, "Why did you do this God?" Instead, the question should be, "How can we use this to glorify God?"
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Happenings as of Late
It has been a while since I made a post to the blog... Primarily, there has not been anything exciting to report. That being said, would you like to know what we have been doing?
Well, we traveled up to New York for Thanksgiving. On the way up, we picked up my mom. About 30 miles from my brothers house, our car died... The good news is that we were at the right exit, so we pulled off into a BP station. Upon examination, I discovered that the belt had come off the car. I called my brother and he came to the rescue. When he looked at it, the belt was ok, but the pulley had given up the ghost.
We left the car for the day and enjoyed the rest of Thanksgiving with Mom, my brother and my sister in law. It was a nice day and good to be with family.
The next day, my brother and I traveled back to the car and discovered... Just kidding.. The car was fixed in about 5 minutes. My brothers mechanical skills came to the rescue.
On Friday, Tiffany and I spent some time with a friend of mine from high school. It was great hanging out and catching up on Trumansburg news as of late. It is so much fun getting together with friends... Especially when you have not seen each other in years.
With the cold weather starting in Central Virginia, we are getting excited about our Christmas trip to Arizona. Tiffany's parents moved to Phoenix this year so we decided to have a warm Christmas (Not as warm as last years, but still nice).
Oh yeah... One bit of exciting news is that we had to replace our cell phones last week (They were getting a bit on the old side....). Upon further examination, we discovered that the best deal was the MotoRazr V3M... So, that is what we bought (After rebates, etc. they will wind up being FREE).
Well, I better put my nose back on the grind stone now so I can continue Getting Things Done...
Well, we traveled up to New York for Thanksgiving. On the way up, we picked up my mom. About 30 miles from my brothers house, our car died... The good news is that we were at the right exit, so we pulled off into a BP station. Upon examination, I discovered that the belt had come off the car. I called my brother and he came to the rescue. When he looked at it, the belt was ok, but the pulley had given up the ghost.
We left the car for the day and enjoyed the rest of Thanksgiving with Mom, my brother and my sister in law. It was a nice day and good to be with family.
The next day, my brother and I traveled back to the car and discovered... Just kidding.. The car was fixed in about 5 minutes. My brothers mechanical skills came to the rescue.
On Friday, Tiffany and I spent some time with a friend of mine from high school. It was great hanging out and catching up on Trumansburg news as of late. It is so much fun getting together with friends... Especially when you have not seen each other in years.
With the cold weather starting in Central Virginia, we are getting excited about our Christmas trip to Arizona. Tiffany's parents moved to Phoenix this year so we decided to have a warm Christmas (Not as warm as last years, but still nice).
Oh yeah... One bit of exciting news is that we had to replace our cell phones last week (They were getting a bit on the old side....). Upon further examination, we discovered that the best deal was the MotoRazr V3M... So, that is what we bought (After rebates, etc. they will wind up being FREE).
Well, I better put my nose back on the grind stone now so I can continue Getting Things Done...
Monday, November 20, 2006
Richmond Flood!
Wow! We had quite a flood last week here in Richmond. We had a ton of rain on November 16th. It was also very windy that day which added to the problem. The wind caused most of the leaves to fall out of the trees. Coupled with the extra water from the rain, we had perfect conditions for floods and flash floods. I was able to leave work early that day, so I decided to drive around to the low areas I knew of and take some pictures. I have posted them on Flickr under the "Weather" section of our page.
Water is amazing and this flooding was also amazing. I am glad I was able to capture some of it in pictures. I was not able to get down to the city of Richmond though. I understand that there was some pretty major flooding down there.
Water is amazing and this flooding was also amazing. I am glad I was able to capture some of it in pictures. I was not able to get down to the city of Richmond though. I understand that there was some pretty major flooding down there.
Hershey, PA
Tiffany and I own with Bluegreen Vacation Club. We recently discovered a resort they own in Hershey, PA. After doing a quick search, we realized that Hershey was closer than we thought. So, we packed our bags and headed up to Hershey on November 9 (Just a few days after getting back from Toronto). We had a great weekend relaxing and taking in the touristy destinations (Minus the theme park as it was closed). It is nice to be able to get away for a weekend once in a while. It helps set work aside and relax.
We had some friends join us on the trip and that always adds to the fun!
On the way home, we stopped in Maryland to see my mom. We called her when we were at her exit to tell her we wanted lunch! See was surpised and happy to see us.
We had some friends join us on the trip and that always adds to the fun!
On the way home, we stopped in Maryland to see my mom. We called her when we were at her exit to tell her we wanted lunch! See was surpised and happy to see us.
Another Trip to Toronto
I had the pleasure of traveling to Toronto again at the beginning of this month. I traveled for business this time as we were installing a new videoconferencing room in the city. The best part about the trip was the evening I got to take the client out to dinner. My company had me take the client and the installation team to the 360 Restaurant in the CN Tower. The food was pretty good, but the view was spectacular! The restaurant rotates once every 72 minutes. Final bill: $475 (For four people!)
Toronto is a great city and I am glad that I was able to travel there for work. I might be going again early in 2007. We will be moving a bunch of systems to a new building a few blocks away, so it will be a fairy major project! I hope I can go and bring Tiff with me.
Toronto is a great city and I am glad that I was able to travel there for work. I might be going again early in 2007. We will be moving a bunch of systems to a new building a few blocks away, so it will be a fairy major project! I hope I can go and bring Tiff with me.
Thursday, October 26, 2006
Dilbert Has a Voice!
I have grown to love the Dilbert comics over the past year or so... Mainly because they are incredibly true in a twisted sort of way.
About 18 months ago, the creator of Dilbert lost his ability to speak. This month, he regained his ability to speak and has a very interesting post about it on his blog.
Stories like this just go to prove how amazingly intricate the human body is... God has created an amazing thing in us and this proves it. This story is so interesting to me.
About 18 months ago, the creator of Dilbert lost his ability to speak. This month, he regained his ability to speak and has a very interesting post about it on his blog.
Stories like this just go to prove how amazingly intricate the human body is... God has created an amazing thing in us and this proves it. This story is so interesting to me.
Orbiting the Giant Getting Things Done Ball...
(Please note: I began writting this a couple months back. I had a lot on my mind and heart and the time and I still feel it is important to post this now)
I have been learning a lot about myself and this world lately. Due to my desire to not sit still, I have experienced just about every piece of the VTC team at work. By constantly raising my hand and wanting to be involved, I have been able to experience more than my job description allows. Management has gone along with it for want of seeing work get done and lack of people wanting to get involved. The other day, a colleague handed me a book by Gordon MacKenzie titled "Orbiting the Giant Hairball." I was immediately engrossed in the book and I was not sure why. About half way through the book, I began to understand something about myself that I had not been able to articulate until now.
I have always had this unsettled feeling about the future. Where am I going? What am I doing? What steps need to be taken? But I constantly read that I should be entrusting my ways to the Lord and letting him direct my paths. I like that! But at the same time, not having direction has made me uncomforatble. Probably because we all have this comfort zone in the Hairball and want to feel secure in what is known. Pressure comes from all sides to make decisions and choose a path. Fit this mold. Do this. Don't do this. But I have this nagging feeling that there is more to life.
True, it is important to have some form and structure (We have a whole Bible filled with it), but there is the creative and artistic side that we tend to avoid (The Bible was also filled with that). Where am I going with this? Spirit of the Law, not letter of the law....
God has created each one of us with a mind to think. To grow. To be creative. Look at His creation! Amazing! Beautiful! Creative.... He didn't design robots to fit a certain mold. He didn't create the mindless machine of a corporation. He created beauty and intelligence. It fits within certain guidelines, true, but there is a freedom within it. We call it "Christian Liberty" or something like that. Nevertheless, it too has some guide posts, but is largely free. We squeeze into these boxes and follow steps in life. Go to college. Climb the ladder. And above all else, do NOT color outside the lines.
As I look back over my life, I can honestly say that I have not colored inside the lines (Most of time). My life has not been normal (If there is such a thing). I do know though that I am right where God wants me right now. How did I get here though? I could write a whole book tracing backwards and would still come up with the same questions. I took risks, I followed my heart which was guided by my mind and God. Luck? Chance? No way! God has a plan and He will see it through the end! I know that God wants to use me and He wants me to glorify Him. That's why He created me- To glorify Him. The best part about glorifying God is that it is incredibly fun! Sure, it gets hard at times and there are some bumps in the road, but it is awesome overall.
Life is too short on this earth and I do not intend to sit still and let it pass me by. I want to glorify God and have a great time doing it too. I want to get things done for the Lord and see His kingdom grow. If I choose not to be part of that, I will miss out on the greatest joy of life. God's work will be done whether I choose to help or not. I'm diving in! I want to paint a masterpiece for God with this canvas of life he has given to me! Who am I? I am a child of God, placed on this earth for such a time as this. My interests are varied and change often. I have a desire to gather information and process it. When it all comes to an end though, the only part of my life that will carry on is what yielded true value. I want to get things done that glorify God. As a result, I will live a rich life of joy and satisfaction. At the same time, God will be pleased with His investment!
I have been learning a lot about myself and this world lately. Due to my desire to not sit still, I have experienced just about every piece of the VTC team at work. By constantly raising my hand and wanting to be involved, I have been able to experience more than my job description allows. Management has gone along with it for want of seeing work get done and lack of people wanting to get involved. The other day, a colleague handed me a book by Gordon MacKenzie titled "Orbiting the Giant Hairball." I was immediately engrossed in the book and I was not sure why. About half way through the book, I began to understand something about myself that I had not been able to articulate until now.
I have always had this unsettled feeling about the future. Where am I going? What am I doing? What steps need to be taken? But I constantly read that I should be entrusting my ways to the Lord and letting him direct my paths. I like that! But at the same time, not having direction has made me uncomforatble. Probably because we all have this comfort zone in the Hairball and want to feel secure in what is known. Pressure comes from all sides to make decisions and choose a path. Fit this mold. Do this. Don't do this. But I have this nagging feeling that there is more to life.
True, it is important to have some form and structure (We have a whole Bible filled with it), but there is the creative and artistic side that we tend to avoid (The Bible was also filled with that). Where am I going with this? Spirit of the Law, not letter of the law....
God has created each one of us with a mind to think. To grow. To be creative. Look at His creation! Amazing! Beautiful! Creative.... He didn't design robots to fit a certain mold. He didn't create the mindless machine of a corporation. He created beauty and intelligence. It fits within certain guidelines, true, but there is a freedom within it. We call it "Christian Liberty" or something like that. Nevertheless, it too has some guide posts, but is largely free. We squeeze into these boxes and follow steps in life. Go to college. Climb the ladder. And above all else, do NOT color outside the lines.
As I look back over my life, I can honestly say that I have not colored inside the lines (Most of time). My life has not been normal (If there is such a thing). I do know though that I am right where God wants me right now. How did I get here though? I could write a whole book tracing backwards and would still come up with the same questions. I took risks, I followed my heart which was guided by my mind and God. Luck? Chance? No way! God has a plan and He will see it through the end! I know that God wants to use me and He wants me to glorify Him. That's why He created me- To glorify Him. The best part about glorifying God is that it is incredibly fun! Sure, it gets hard at times and there are some bumps in the road, but it is awesome overall.
Life is too short on this earth and I do not intend to sit still and let it pass me by. I want to glorify God and have a great time doing it too. I want to get things done for the Lord and see His kingdom grow. If I choose not to be part of that, I will miss out on the greatest joy of life. God's work will be done whether I choose to help or not. I'm diving in! I want to paint a masterpiece for God with this canvas of life he has given to me! Who am I? I am a child of God, placed on this earth for such a time as this. My interests are varied and change often. I have a desire to gather information and process it. When it all comes to an end though, the only part of my life that will carry on is what yielded true value. I want to get things done that glorify God. As a result, I will live a rich life of joy and satisfaction. At the same time, God will be pleased with His investment!
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Major Update to TheSnoopyPenguin.org
It has been a long time since we made a major update to our webpage. A couple of weeks ago, I decided that it was time to get down to business and update the page. What you will now see is a CSS based page that rocks! It looks great and will grow quickly. The pages fit well together and provide an excellent framework for what is to come: TheSnoopyPenguin.org
Monday, October 23, 2006
CVE
I just posted an article on our main page about becoming a Certified Videoconferencing Engineer. Since it is technology related material, I have crossposted to the technology section of our blog. Exciting stuff happening!!
Certified Videoconferencing Engineer
Well, after a couple of years of waiting, I am finally a Certified Videoconferencing Engineer (CVE)!!! The additional letters on my name will be nice, but the knowledge gained from this experience is even better. I have learned a ton about video, audio, networking and standards. Sure, the experience I have gained from day-to-day work has been great, but the cohesive bonding of the CVE course and exam has helped solidify what I have learned. It is great to see how this certification has and will directly affect my job as an infrastructure engineer! On top of that, I look forward to what the Lord has in store. I really want to use this for the Lord and we are very eager to see what lies ahead!
Friday, September 29, 2006
Goodbye Newsgator... Hello Google Reader!
I think that the time has come...
I have been an avid user of the Newgator online RSS reader for quite some time now (Maybe as long as a year). It has been my one stop shop for all of the latest on the internet. In fact, I use it so much that I have it burned in my brain to visit http://mail.yahoo.com and then http://www.newsgator.com... I almost type the two addresses as one.
When Google first came out with Google reader, I did not really like it (And I love Google). Yesterday, Google gave me what I wanted and updated the google reader. It now has the features that I have longed for. The main feature that I wanted was the ability to mark an item as read (As if it were email)... After playing around with the reader today, I believe that I may be switching from Newsgator to Google Reader. I will keep both running for a while and see which one I like the best. First impression- Google rocks!
I have been an avid user of the Newgator online RSS reader for quite some time now (Maybe as long as a year). It has been my one stop shop for all of the latest on the internet. In fact, I use it so much that I have it burned in my brain to visit http://mail.yahoo.com and then http://www.newsgator.com... I almost type the two addresses as one.
When Google first came out with Google reader, I did not really like it (And I love Google). Yesterday, Google gave me what I wanted and updated the google reader. It now has the features that I have longed for. The main feature that I wanted was the ability to mark an item as read (As if it were email)... After playing around with the reader today, I believe that I may be switching from Newsgator to Google Reader. I will keep both running for a while and see which one I like the best. First impression- Google rocks!
Monday, September 25, 2006
Silicon Valley, California
Tiffany and I are settling back into real life this week after a visit to San Jose, California last week.
Our adventures began on Saturday, September 16 with separate flights to San Jose. My flights were all messed up going to California, so our luggage also got messed up... I think it finally arrived Sunday afternoon (Note to self: Never fly through Chicago again... Oh, never fly United either).
When we arrived in California, our "son" met us. Mark is a long time friend from college and he flew himself up from the LA area to spend Sunday with us. We call him our son because he practically lived with us for a year during college.. Good times!
Sunday morning, we took a trip on the Roaring Camp Railroad! We rode an old Shay Steam Locamotive up into a mountain filled with giant redwood trees. We will post pictures on Flickr shortly. After riding the railroad, we drove up the coast to San Francisco! We drove down the famous Lombard street, walked around the touristy places and drove across the Golden Gate Bridge... Again, I will post pictures soon.
Monday morning put a stop to the tourism as I began my week long intensive study of Polycom Certified Video Engineer training... The course is very intense but wonderful. While I was in training, Tiffany spent time in and around San Jose. She had a great time and did not want to leave.
Since we were in Silicon Valley, we made sure to visit a few of my favorite places: Google, Yahoo, Intel, Apple, etc... Those pictures will also be posted soon!
Friday evening, before getting a couple hours of sleep and flying home, we drove to San Luis Obispo to see my step brother and his wife (JT and Demetria). We had a great time with them and caught up on a few years worth of information (Yeah, time travels WAY too fast around here).
Once again, our luggage was lost on the way back from California, but it arrived shortly before I had to pick Tiff up from the airport.
Now we get to settle back into life and the rush. Hopefully, I will be able to take my cerification test soon and add "CVE" to my list of accomplishments. I am very excited about this certification as it is very comprehensive in the video conferencing world. It also comes at a good time and coincides with my recent promotion.
Well, time to get back to the grind stone!
Our adventures began on Saturday, September 16 with separate flights to San Jose. My flights were all messed up going to California, so our luggage also got messed up... I think it finally arrived Sunday afternoon (Note to self: Never fly through Chicago again... Oh, never fly United either).
When we arrived in California, our "son" met us. Mark is a long time friend from college and he flew himself up from the LA area to spend Sunday with us. We call him our son because he practically lived with us for a year during college.. Good times!
Sunday morning, we took a trip on the Roaring Camp Railroad! We rode an old Shay Steam Locamotive up into a mountain filled with giant redwood trees. We will post pictures on Flickr shortly. After riding the railroad, we drove up the coast to San Francisco! We drove down the famous Lombard street, walked around the touristy places and drove across the Golden Gate Bridge... Again, I will post pictures soon.
Monday morning put a stop to the tourism as I began my week long intensive study of Polycom Certified Video Engineer training... The course is very intense but wonderful. While I was in training, Tiffany spent time in and around San Jose. She had a great time and did not want to leave.
Since we were in Silicon Valley, we made sure to visit a few of my favorite places: Google, Yahoo, Intel, Apple, etc... Those pictures will also be posted soon!
Friday evening, before getting a couple hours of sleep and flying home, we drove to San Luis Obispo to see my step brother and his wife (JT and Demetria). We had a great time with them and caught up on a few years worth of information (Yeah, time travels WAY too fast around here).
Once again, our luggage was lost on the way back from California, but it arrived shortly before I had to pick Tiff up from the airport.
Now we get to settle back into life and the rush. Hopefully, I will be able to take my cerification test soon and add "CVE" to my list of accomplishments. I am very excited about this certification as it is very comprehensive in the video conferencing world. It also comes at a good time and coincides with my recent promotion.
Well, time to get back to the grind stone!
Monday, September 11, 2006
Promotion
I received a pleasant surprise at work on Friday, September 8th. A few posts back, I mentioned how busy we have been. Well, it has paid off at work. I was promoted to the position of Infrastructure Engineer/Project Coordinator!!
I am very excited about this new position as it gives me an opportunity to continue learning and developing skills. At the same time, I am in a position that places me on the cutting edge of video conferencing and audio/visual. I am not sure what my full responsibilities will be at this point, but I do know it will be fun! This is the height of geekdom for me!
I cannot help but praise the Lord for how he has been working in our lives. He is teaching us so much lately and opening doors that we would have never imagined. This new position will give me skills and experience that I hope we can use for the Lord.
I look forward to the new challenges that are ahead!
I am very excited about this new position as it gives me an opportunity to continue learning and developing skills. At the same time, I am in a position that places me on the cutting edge of video conferencing and audio/visual. I am not sure what my full responsibilities will be at this point, but I do know it will be fun! This is the height of geekdom for me!
I cannot help but praise the Lord for how he has been working in our lives. He is teaching us so much lately and opening doors that we would have never imagined. This new position will give me skills and experience that I hope we can use for the Lord.
I look forward to the new challenges that are ahead!
The Walk- Matthew 7:13-20
One of my favorite Steven Curtis Chapman songs is "The Walk." As I was reading through Matthew 7:13-20 today, this song came to mind. Our walk with the Lord and our walk in life is why we are here. How we choose to walk through this life shows what we truly believe and what our goals are. On top of that, how we choose to walk through this life will also determine how our lives turn out. That may seem like an obvious statement, but we tend to live like our decisions do not have outcomes and consequences.
If we are walking on the narrow path, our goal will be to glorify God. That narrow path will be hard at times and we will be tempted to take the easy road, but the results of taking the narrow path are wonderful. The deepest and most rewarding pleasure in life is serving God and glorifying God. That should be our number one goal at all times.
This truth really hit home when Tiffany and I went to Bali, Indonesia in 2005. While in Bali, we studied "The Blazing Center" by John Piper. The material was more than we could take in during one week. Since that trip, the Lord has really impressed these truths in my mind and it has helped me know how to focus.
The Walk (Steven Curtis Chapman)
I've got a Grandpa Rudd
He gave thirty years to the lumber yard
Loving his family and working hard
Got a faith like a solid rock
He's just doing the walk
I've got a friend named Larry
He sends me letters from a foreign land
He moved there with his kids and his pretty wife Mary
To answer a holy call
He's just doing the walk
You can run with the big dogs
You can fly with the eagles
You can jump through all the hoops
And climb the ladder to the top
But when it all comes down
You know it all comes down to the walk
There's a man I know
He said He'd come to show us the way
He died on a cross and He rose from the grave
And proved He was more than talk
He taught us the walk
And now I'm singing my songs
Standing up on a big, bright stage
And I do my dance while the music plays
But when the music stops
Am I doing the walk
You can run with the big dogs
You can fly with the eagles
You can jump through all the hoops
And climb the ladder to the top
But when it all comes down
You know it all comes down to this
Do justly, love mercy
Walk humbly with your God
'Cause you can run with the big dogs
You can fly with the eagles
You can jump through all the hoops
And climb the ladder to the top
But when it all comes down
You know it all comes down, down, down, down, down
To the walk
If we are walking on the narrow path, our goal will be to glorify God. That narrow path will be hard at times and we will be tempted to take the easy road, but the results of taking the narrow path are wonderful. The deepest and most rewarding pleasure in life is serving God and glorifying God. That should be our number one goal at all times.
This truth really hit home when Tiffany and I went to Bali, Indonesia in 2005. While in Bali, we studied "The Blazing Center" by John Piper. The material was more than we could take in during one week. Since that trip, the Lord has really impressed these truths in my mind and it has helped me know how to focus.
The Walk (Steven Curtis Chapman)
I've got a Grandpa Rudd
He gave thirty years to the lumber yard
Loving his family and working hard
Got a faith like a solid rock
He's just doing the walk
I've got a friend named Larry
He sends me letters from a foreign land
He moved there with his kids and his pretty wife Mary
To answer a holy call
He's just doing the walk
You can run with the big dogs
You can fly with the eagles
You can jump through all the hoops
And climb the ladder to the top
But when it all comes down
You know it all comes down to the walk
There's a man I know
He said He'd come to show us the way
He died on a cross and He rose from the grave
And proved He was more than talk
He taught us the walk
And now I'm singing my songs
Standing up on a big, bright stage
And I do my dance while the music plays
But when the music stops
Am I doing the walk
You can run with the big dogs
You can fly with the eagles
You can jump through all the hoops
And climb the ladder to the top
But when it all comes down
You know it all comes down to this
Do justly, love mercy
Walk humbly with your God
'Cause you can run with the big dogs
You can fly with the eagles
You can jump through all the hoops
And climb the ladder to the top
But when it all comes down
You know it all comes down, down, down, down, down
To the walk
Monday, August 14, 2006
Anniversary Trip to Toronto
We have just arrived back from our vacation to Toronto, Ontario in Canada. Tiffany and I had a great time celebrating our 5th anniversary and relaxing in Toronto. We visited the CN Tower, Casa Loma, the Royal Ontario Museum, the Ontario Science Centre, Paramount Canada's Wonderland, Toronto Island, Niagara Falls and more. We have posted pictures on Flickr from the trip.
Tangier Update
The DDXG had a great time on Tangier Island. We worked all 24 hours of the IOTA Contest this year and fun was had by all. I should be getting some pictures up on flickr soon, including the lightning bolt that I was able to capture with my camera!
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
IOTA NA-083
After 4 weeks of hard work in Northern Virginia, I am beat... But, I am very excited about this weekend. Tiffany and I will be traveling with the Dominion DX Group to Tangier Island this weekend to participate in the IOTA contest. Many of the DDXG members will be present for the 24 hour competition.
I am particularly excited because this will be my first "real" DXpedition. I have participated in contests before, but not at the level we will be competing at. We will have one run station and one mult station. I plan to spend time working each station.
One of the radio's we will be using is my personal TS-2000.
It should be a great weekend!
I am particularly excited because this will be my first "real" DXpedition. I have participated in contests before, but not at the level we will be competing at. We will have one run station and one mult station. I plan to spend time working each station.
One of the radio's we will be using is my personal TS-2000.
It should be a great weekend!
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